"David Howe and Ashley Birks are getting stronger, Thomas Jorgensen has started to get his head on and Josh Auty is getting a set up that works.

"There is still more to come and we are not there yet. There is just no consistency and that is the problem. Once we get that we will be very strong."

Peet's comments were born out by the scores at home against Newcastle which saw Howe, Jorgensen, Birks and Auty all record at least one win, but all tracked one last place as well.

If some of those were turned into third or second places the three points at home will surely start to come.

The team are still suffering from the absence of Anders Mellgren, with rider replacement scoring eight on Friday and guest Aaron Summers only registering four at Brough Park.

Peet believed Mellgren, currently out with a fractured back, would have scored more in both meetings so the promotion will be desperate for the new averages to come out so they can sort a replacement in the short or long term.

Despite not taking the three points from any of their home meetings so far the signs are that the Scorpions are moving in the right direction.

Their fighting spirit was praised in the way they fought back to take a 46-44 victory over Somerset, clinched in a last heat decider, and were denied the three points on Sunday when Newcastle took a last heat maximum.

However, with those results against two of the stronger teams in the Premier League Peet believes they can make home advantage count against some of the other sides.

That will start with Plymouth on Sunday but that will not be an easy task as the Devils took a losing bonus point at Somerset before overcoming the Rebels on their own patch with Great Britain international Ben Barker spearheading their team.

That match will come on the back of the matches against Ipswich and Rye House which Peet said will be tough on man and machinery.

He said: "It is going to be tough. We will be looking to do well at Rye House but the main thing is that we are firing for the matches.

"Even though we didn't get the three points against Newcastle we won by five and keeps the confidence there."